Resources

Please visit the annotated list of web sites below. Each of them contains useful information for teaching literacy at the elementary and middle school levels as well as ideas for implementing technology into the curriculum. Feel free to add to this list!

• If looking for a particular book, you can access a safe, online search for students at:

• If searching for specific articles, word docs, or PDFs and want to avoid searching websites, check out this link:
  • Find That File

• For information on Lexile scores and choosing books for children, please visit the link below:
  • Lexile Score

• Go to http://www.wordle.net/for an easy and interesting way to showcase words. Wordle allows you to generate word clouds from words you key in or from an online source. An excellent resource for word identification or vocabulary activities!
  • A resouce much like Wordle except for children can be accessed at http://www.abcya.com/word_clouds.htm
  • Another resource like Wordle, however, this site allows you to arrange your text in ABC order, important to non-important, etc. http://www.wordsift.com/
  • Yet another example. . . this allows you to shape your words. Check out my example using my initials and name

• Check out this website http://www.readingquest.org/strat/ for reading strategies, instructions, templates, and ideas.

• You can access a template for the Facebook project at http://techtoolsforschools.blogspot.com/2010/01/facebook-project-template.html.

• See an example of a book trailer (used instead of a book report) at this website http://teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=153745&title=13_reasons_book_trailer

• Check out this website for examples of student-made technology examples involving children's and young adult literature. http://www.youblisher.com/p/43054-Literacy-Technology-Examples/

• Did you know that you have access to more than a million FREE e-books scanned in public domain at www.archive.org

• Why do you have to do all this technology stuff anyway? Check out the new report from Walden University: Educators, Technology, and 21st Century Skills: Dispelling Five Myths

• Check out the link below for info about how to integrate a classroom newsletter into your classroom, ideas and examples of webquests, interactive activities for students, and a multitude (including informational power points) for teachers: http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/ms/la.htm

• Look here for a webquest on the The True Story of the Three Little Pigs: http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/king/investigatingacrime/t-index.htm

• What are some ideas for technology integration? See this website for ideas: http://www.ct4me.net/technology_integr.htm

• The power point at this site offers some useful information. Be sure and access the last slide for even more websites, power points, etc.
  http://www.slideshare.net/jbober/technology-use-and-integration-powerpoint-bober

• Download this file for a list of technology resources that are absolutely free!
  
  

  Technology Free Web Tools.pdf
  

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